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Emily Yu, owner of B.C. townhome-turned-hostel, officially moves out

The notorious owner of the illegal 'Oasis Hostel' was placed under arrest by police on Tuesday for refusing to allow a scheduled real estate appointment. – Nov 3, 2020

The owner of a North Vancouver townhome that was once converted into a hostel has now officially moved out.

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Emily Yu was seen packing her belongings into the back of a van on Monday.

The townhouse property, known as the “Oasis Hostel,” hit the market with a list price of $965,000 after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered its sale in June.

The order was the end result of a three-year legal battle between property owner Yu and her strata council.

Yu was placed under arrest in early November after reportedly refusing access to a bailiff, a realtor and a potential buyer.

She had been listing the three-bedroom unit as a hostel that could sleep 15 people through several online platforms, prompting numerous complaints from neighbours. Short-term rentals were allegedly in violation of strata bylaws.

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She was found in contempt of court in 2018, and later ordered to pay about $95,000 to the province and more than $50,000 in fines and legal costs to the strata.

She had until the end of November to vacate her property.

Yu declined to speak with Global News.

-With files from John Hua

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